Monroeville has not done well against Western Reserve recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Monroeville Eagles walked away with a 10-7 victory over the Western Reserve Roughriders. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monroeville.
Lincoln Schaffer -Paull was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Heath Ringer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Western Reserve's side, Tyler Wood was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of John Kerby, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Monroeville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-6. As for Western Reserve, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-11.
Monroeville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Western Reserve: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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